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Dr Louise Floyd is an Associate Professor of Law (full-time, permanent at JCU) and also a Barrister to the Supreme Court of Queensland. In 2011, Dr Floyd became the first Australian to win the MacCormick Fellowship to the University of Edinburgh Law School, Scotland (to which she returned briefly as Visitor in 2014 and 2017). She has also served as International Visiting Fellow at the Industrial & Labor Relations School at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (2002, 2014 and 2017); Visiting Scholar at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA (2002, 2011, 2014 and 2017); and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Public and Comparative Law at the University of Hong Kong Law School (2009 and 2010). From 2008-2016, Dr Floyd was Director of Research for Law at JCU; during her time in office, she led the Law School to an ERA ranking of 'at world standard' for its research, which it then retained for her entire period in the role. Dr Floyd also relieved (as required) as Acting Associate Dean of Research.

Dr Floyd is the lead author of the Cambridge University Press book, Employment, Labour and Industrial Law in Australia (published late 2017, with accompanying website since 2018, which Dr Floyd also writes). Dr Floyd's scholarly articles have been published in some of the leading law journals in the world, eg: the Law Quarterly Review; the Hong Kong Law Journal, the International Lawyer, and the Australian Law Journal. Her futher publications include: sole authorship of Employment Law in a Nutshell (1st Edition Thompson Reuters 2010, second edition 2018); Chapter Thirty-Two (Workplace Law) in Australian Commercial Law from 1996-2008 (Law Book Company); and a series of commentaries on topics ranging from terminating the bargaining period through to freedom of association in Butterworths' (now Lexis') Industrial Law Federal. Dr Floyd's research expertise lies in the areas of:

Australian and International Employment and Labour Law - including university & public sector employment; executive employment; trade union regulation; the law in China, the USA and the UK; workplace investigations and upstream bullying;

Workplace Change eg automation, the gig economy; globalisation;

Regionalism in a Globalised World eg the UK Government's Big Society Policy; Scottish Independence; Brexit; and the TPP; and

Judicial Working Conditions and Independence.

Dr Floyd has consulted (with honorarium) to the Hong Kong Government and guest lectured in the UK, North America and Asia (for example, the University of Tokyo's Centre for Soft Law and Policy). Dr Floyd appears regularly on television and radio, and writes Op Eds for The Courier Mail newspaper. She earned her degrees from the GO8 institutions: University of Sydney (PhD); and University of Queensland (LLB(Hons) and LLM(Research)).

Dr Floyd is a former Judge's Associate to Hon Justice MA McMurdo AC and co-founder of the JCU-Bar Association of Queensland Continuing Professional Development Series. In 2017, Dr Floyd was the President of the Brisbane State High School Past Students' Association, having served as Vice President in 2015 and 2016. [Dr Floyd found her time back at State High an absolute joy - its present management and Executive Principal have taken the school from strength-to-strength and the students instill faith in the generation to come.] In 2014, 2015 and 2016, Dr Floyd was compere of the UN WOMENInternational Womens Day Breakfast at Jupiters, Townsville (which championed eg the protection of women against domestic violence). In 2015, Dr Floyd was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the JCU Business Students' Society for services to academia and business. In her earlier career, as Sub Dean of the University of Queensland Law School (where Louise also held permanent tenure), she won three Excellence in Teaching Awards from the UQ Law Students' Society; was also a nominee for Excellence in Teaching across the entire university; and she won the UQ Promoting Women Fellowship. For two terms (2016 and 2017), Dr Floyd was an elected member of the Parish Council of St Paul's Anglican Church, East Brisbane (which she heritage-listed) - and she lead the church's participation in The Brisbane Open House event (which included a St Francis Day pet blessing).

As noted above, Dr Floyd is a proud alumna of Brisbane State High School (1980-84), where she graduated with the maximum 990 TE Score (she was academically ranked in the top 1% of students in the State); won the school's academic prizes for Ancient History, Economics and Proficiency (ie finishing in the top ten students of the school). Dr Floyd also Captained the Senior A Debating Team; made the State Debating Squad; played 'cello in the school orchestra and appeared in the chorus in the operattas: The Wizz and also Jesus Christ Superstar.

In her spare time, Dr Floyd enjoys: pilates (reformer), hula hooping and going for long walks. (She especially loves walking with her prepossessing Westie pup, Mackie III, who is a member of the West Highland White Terrier Club of Queensland, along with Petal - the lovely three year old westie who belongs to Louise's mum). Dr Floyd is a member of Animals Australia; the WWF Bequest Society (with a special interest in Koalas, Carnaby's Black Cockatoo and the African Elephant and Lion); Bush Heritage (with a special dedication to the Night Parrot); and she sponsors turtles at The Reef HQ Turtle Hospital, Great Barrier Reef. Her love of animals has fostered her developing interest in animal law. To that end, Dr Floyd is on the animal law pro bono panel for the Bar Association of Queensland (prosecuting for the RSPCA).

1984 - Brisbane State High School - Dux of Ancient History, Dux of Economics, and Academic Proficiency Prize for being ranked in the top ten of the school (and ultimately the top 1% of the state). Captain, Brisbane State High School Senior A Debating Team.

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Dr Louise Floyd is an Associate Professor of Law (full-time, permanent at JCU) and also a Barrister to the Supreme Court of Queensland. In 2011, Dr Floyd became the first Australian to win the MacCormick Fellowship to the University of Edinburgh Law School, Scotland (to which she returned briefly as Visitor in 2014 and 2017). She has also served as International Visiting Fellow at the Industrial &amp; Labor Relations School at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (2002, 2014 and 2017); Visiting Scholar at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA (2002, 2011, 2014 and 2017); and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Public and Comparative Law at the University of Hong Kong Law School (2009 and 2010). From 2008-2016, Dr Floyd was Director of Research for Law at JCU; during her time in office, she led the Law School to an ERA ranking of 'at world standard' for its research, which it then retained for her entire period in the role. Dr Floyd also relieved (as required) as Acting Associate Dean of Research.